After genomics, scientists turned to proteomics because:
A)even though DNA sequences are important, they do not tell the whole story of the organism.
B)they figured out everything there was to know about DNA.
C)proteins were deemed more important than DNA.
D)proteins are easier to study.
E)there are less proteins than there are genes, and they are thus easier to study.

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Genomics provided scientists with the DNA sequence of an organism, but this alone did not give them a complete understanding of the organism's functions and traits. Proteins play a crucial role in determining the phenotype of an organism, so studying proteomics was necessary to gain a more complete understanding. Option B and C are incorrect as the study of DNA and proteins are both important and there is no evidence to suggest that proteins are more important than DNA. Option D is incorrect as studying proteins is often more challenging than studying DNA. Option E is also incorrect as there are typically more proteins than genes in an organism, making the study of proteomics more complex.

After Genomics, Scientists Turned to Proteomics Because